The West Midlands has become the knife crime capital of the UK with rates as much as a fifth higher ... cannot be named because of their age. Wolverhampton is the sixth-worst for knife possession ...

Official figures show that knife crime rose by 7% in England and Wales in the year to ... in June that online marketplaces have little or no age verification, are selling the weapons at reasonably ...

The rise in knife crime comes despite some government efforts to curb crime rates in recent years, including a recent crackdown on zombie knives. Just last year, two boys were also named the UK’s ...

It's illegal in the UK to sell a knife to anyone under the age of 18, but there are fears there are cracks in the system. The Southport killings have shone a light once again on the danger of ...

Knife crime offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales have increased in recent years, but remain below levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are the key numbers and trends ...

Toby Davies has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the UK ... Statistics, and Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity via NHS Digital. Knife crime ...

The Express reported last week how new data showed 379 bladed weapons offences were recorded in Renfrewshire in the past 11 ...

The police are not linking the crime to “terrorism”. Knife crimes are on the rise in the UK, with more than 14,500 ... for failing to lower knife crime rates. But Khan pointed out in late ...

The rise in knife crime comes despite some government efforts to curb crime rates in recent years, including a recent crackdown on zombie knives. Just last year, two boys were also named the UK ...

A total of 54,587 offences were recorded by forces in England and Wales in 2024 ... Here are the key numbers and trends in the latest knife crime statistics, which were published on Thursday ...